Trump dismisses US national security advisor John Bolton

WASHINGTON, September 10. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump has asked National Security Advisor John Bolton to relinquish his duties, the US leader said on Twitter on Tuesday.

"I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the White House. I disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, as did others in the Administration, and therefore I asked John for his resignation, which was given to me this morning," Trump wrote.

The president also informed that he would name the new national security advisor in the near future. "I will be naming a new National Security Advisor next week," Trump said.

Bolton responded to Trump’s statement via Twitter as well. "I offered to resign last night and President Trump said, "Let's talk about it tomorrow," he wrote.